Last fall, the kids and I found a fuzzy caterpillar. He was pretty- All black with orange markings. After much research, I determined that it is some kind of fuzzy bear caterpillar, some kind of tiger moth, although I could find none identical to it in any book and no reason that it should be in Alaska at all. So we put it in a baby wipe container packed with leaves, to winter under the porch, with the intention of building a butterfly cage in the spring.
Now, spring came late this year, so we just pulled it out from under the porch about a week ago. We added what green leaves we could find, put in a wet cotton ball for water, and set the container in the garden until the cage is built. Too late! The kids opened the container 2 days ago and it has made a cuccoon on the side wall! Its an interesting cuccoon, dark and fuzzy, but you can see inside of it also. It even looks a little bigger in there today then it did yesterday! So we will keep checking it daily so we will be sure not to miss the wonder of a butterfly/moth emerging. Here are some pics of our little friend from yesterday:
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